Promoting critical thinking with computer mediated communication technology

Proceedings of the 6th IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 580-585

  Goh, Wei Wei ^a   Dexter, Barbara ^a   Murphy, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative e learning; Computer mediated communication; Critical thinking and internalization

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE E-LEARNING; COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL THINKING; CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS; LATEST TECHNOLOGY; SITUATED LEARNING;

E-LEARNING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84887315757     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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